KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 8 Rogers State softball's Sara Llamas-Howell has been named MIAA Pitcher of the Week, the league announced on Monday. This is her third such honor of the season.
 
The Pawnee, Okla. native led the Hillcats to a 2-0 week in the circle pitching two shutouts against Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri. Over 11.0 innings of work, the junior totaled nine strikeouts without allowing a walk and only scattered six hits. In the 8-0 win over the Griffons, Llamas-Howell went the distance allowing just two hits and tallied four strikeouts across 6.0 innings. Against the Bearcats, she again went wire-to-wire giving up just four hits with five strikeouts. She currently leads the MIAA with a 0.69 ERA.
 
As a team, RSU went 4-0 over the weekend with sweeps of both Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri.
 
The Hillcats will close out the non-conference portion of the schedule on Tuesday, April 11 as they travel to Rolla, Mo. for a doubleheader against Missouri S&T. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m.